DH and son in law from MN launched into demo on the 1966 Safari yesterday. It is getting kind of cold here and the wind is blowing but they were not deterred. Working like crazy people I think their goal is to strip it down and have it detached before the snow flies. It is going way faster with two people working on it than it did with one.

No idea on how it will be finished up but one step at a time. Big goal is to have it camp ready by spring even if it means a big aluminum tent. Son in law is getting a hands on view of Airstream restoration. This will be their family trailer with the little ones so we are really excited to help them get it done.
Sandy

Son in law worked steadily along side DH and they got it almost separated. By the time I got back from the airport, DH had them pulled apart. Can't believe how much work they got done over the last three days. Wow! Now the final parts of figuring out how bad the Safari frame may be. Three Airstreams all separated....two back together and one more in demo stage. A sure sign we are all certifiably nuts.
Sandy

If someone had told me a couple of years ago that we would be working on three different Airstreams and looking for a fourth, I would have said they were batty. Now I am on the hunt for number 4, anxious to finish #2, and thinking the work has just begun on #3, and can't wait for camping season with #1. Good thing we only had four kids.
Sandy

We decided trying to divide the Albatross into four pieces so each child could have a piece of our recreation time, attention, and a whole lot of money would be more difficult than we could accomplish. From that came my brilliant idea to have four Airstreams so each one gets their own. Now I see how crazy that idea is but too late. We're in too deep at this point!
Sandy

DH got the frame exposed today after removing all the plywood floor and power washing the frame clean. He sees some repairs but not anything like the Albatross. Phew! Looks like some outriggers and a cross member and some step repair. Fixable. Of course the rear is the worst as in all Airstreams.

He is going to start grinding on the frame tomorrow to expose the true picture before he devises his frame repair plan of action. Once that is done, he wants to get the door back on the Pacer so he can move the Safari in to get the frame repaired and painted with POR15. This all seems so familiar the third time around.

In the meanwhile, I am supposed to find out from someone how the tanks or tank in the back was set up. This one came with a big hole in the back under the toilet seat where the black tank was at one time. Was there even a gray tank originally in the Safari at all? Anyone who can respond to me on those questions or where to look would be most appreciated.
Thanks.
Sandy

DH got a lot of work done on the frame with the clean up and power washing. He has started frame repairs and hopes to finish the welding tomorrow. Not as much rot on this frame as the Albatross but still needs some work. Notice the rotted away cross member in the rear and the new steel that replaced it. He also made an outrigger for one that was beyond repair on the curbside.

Soon the welding will be done and then it is on to Marine Clean and then POR 15. Great day to work outside today. Every day we get now that is decent is a plus so we can pull the frame in when it is time to paint.

Note the cute little Pacer you can see in the last photo sitting quietly in the Rookery...
Sandy

In the meanwhile, I am supposed to find out from someone how the tanks or tank in the back was set up. This one came with a big hole in the back under the toilet seat where the black tank was at one time. Was there even a gray tank originally in the Safari at all? Anyone who can respond to me on those questions or where to look would be most appreciated.
Thanks.
Sandy

There is no grey tank in a '66 Safari. The black tank is under the floor, under the rear compartment. In ours, someone has built a plywood riser to connect the toilet to the black tank. I'm also pretty sure we don't have the original toilet--think it was replaced by a PO.

The black tank is 10 gallons, or thereabouts. We filled it thru the toilet one gallon jug at a time to find out.

That's about all I can give you, since we've not had to disassemble our Airstream to the extent you have.

I don't have pictures of that area, and the trailer is at the storage location right now. If you need pics, PM me, and I'll get them next time we go out there.